Rights groups, such as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), have reported that recent killings on the coast were ...

We wove through crowds of office workers headed to high-rises and families leading goats home for Orthodox Christmas feasts ...

March 25th is a significant date for Hellenism, as it marks both the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence and the ...

The Eagles of Antioch is a group of volunteers who stand watch over Christian neighborhoods in Damascus, protecting shrines, ...

DY: Is there anything that these Russian Orthodox members see as essentially rural Appalachian about their religious practice? SRS: The parish had started a yearly event that was focused on something ...

A special textbook for schoolchildren on the Constitution of Russia from the Phoenix publishing house has appeared in Russian marketplaces. Orthodox crosses were "rubbed" on the cover of the ...

His Christmas improvement — “a big ... “holiday” songs certainly dominate in some, while orthodox hymns set the tone for others. All in all, the existing shows seem mostly innocuous, maybe even ...

Did you know both the astronomical first day of spring and Easter Sunday are tied to the spring equinox? How they relate, what to know for spring 2025.

In February, the Trump administration paused all immigration reapplications in the Uniting for Ukraine program.

As you listen, take what you hear to prayer. If the choir is singing hymns that you find insufficiently orthodox or ...

The Eastern Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar ... falls on the first full moon after the spring equinox. “While Christmas is fixed to a solar calendar (and near the winter solstice ...

Where shopping is a pleasure.” Publix has 870 locations in Florida. Each are closed for Easter Sunday, one of the biggest ...